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0. H. COOKE.

sHoB LAGER.

No. 75,126. Patented Mar. 3, 1868.

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Letters Patent No. 75,126, dated March 3, 1868 IMPROVHD suon-LAGER.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,

Be it known that I, O.l H. COOKE, ofMorristown, in the county of Lam'olle, and in' the State of Vermont, have invented new and useful Improvements in Lacers; and do hereby declare that the following'is a full, clear, 'and exact description thereof, reference being had 'to the accompanying drawings, and 'to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The annexed drawings, which make a part of this spcciication, represent'three views of my shoe-laser. In one of these views the form of the laeer is represnted before it hns beenbent in proper shape for use, and just as it appears after having been struck out of .sheet metal-by o. suitable die. The body a of the lacer is made annuler, and. concave on its under side, and convex upon'its upper. Two teeth, c c, and a shank, project from the body a. The teeth c c are bent at right angles to the body a, so that they may be forced through the article to which the lncer is to be connected, and then bent either inwards or outwards with relation to each other, for the purpose of confining thelzxcer to the article. The outer'end of the shank d is made similar in shape tothe body a, but smaller in diameter, and being concave upon its upper and convex upon its .under side when in form for use. This shank is bent'so ,as to form a hook, and its outeror annular end rests just over the upper side of body a. The convex sides of the two facing each other, a V-shaped groovepis formed between their edges, into which the laeer-eord will readily take and spring the'shank so tha." it will enter the hook. The under side of body a being concave, it will readily be seen that when it is pressed tightly down upon the article to which it is to be attached, and its teeth are clinched, its edges will embed themselves in the material of the initiale, and tend to keep the lacer more securely in its place, and will prevent it from turning or moving so ns to become loose. The formation of thc head of the shank and the upper side of the body allows the two to be placed close together, so aste prevent the cord from slipping out, not'only during the process of lacing, but at any time, should the cord become slack from any cause.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by'Letters Patent, iss- The within-described lacer as an article et' manufacture, consisting of a concavo-convex body, provided with the teeth e c and a shank which is curved, and which has a. convex head upon it, constructed and arranged as and for the purpose herein specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand, this 18th day of February, 1868 0. H. COOKE.

Witnesses:

V. D. S'rocmsmnc'n, C. M. ALEXANDER. 

